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he compares the health insurance exchanges with those that he created in massachusetts in 2006. washington journal is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on cease and. -- on c-span. in his weekly address, president obama affirmed his commitment to creating growth and jobs. congressman mike burgess gave the republican address. he criticized the poor rollout of the health care law. >> i know that many of you have never been more frustrated with washington. if you look beyond those headlines, there are good things happening with our economy. that has been my priority since the day i walked into the oval office. the middle-class has worked harder and harder to keep up. we made the tough choices required, not just to be cover from crisis but to rebuild on new foundations for a stronger, more durable economic growth. we fought our way back. our business is created 7.8 million jobs. another 200,000 americans went back to work last month. the american auto industry has become boring back -- has, boring back --roaring back. we are leading the charge in a manufacturing's sector that has added jobs
he compares the health insurance exchanges with those that he created in massachusetts in 2006. washington journal is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on cease and. -- on c-span. in his weekly address, president obama affirmed his commitment to creating growth and jobs. congressman mike burgess gave the republican address. he criticized the poor rollout of the health care law. >> i know that many of you have never been more frustrated with washington. if you look beyond those headlines, there...
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on november 22, 1963, i was a 15-year-old sophomore in high school. my mother gave me opportunity to skip school that day and watch the motorcade came by -- come by. we took my three-year-old sister along with me. she was riding piggyback on my shoulders. we worked our way through the crowd to write at the curb -- right at the curb. we were able to get the president and first lady's attention. my sister was dancing on my shoulders. she looked our way, and we were waving. she said to the president, jack, jack. they were only eight or 10 feet from us. he turned and looked at us. they both laughed and smiled and he pointed right at us and waved and smiled and laughed. only three minutes later, we arrived at a beauty salon where my mother was getting her hair done. people were saying the president had been shot. this was the guy who woke me up to politics in general. this was my hero. in a matter of minutes, that beautiful experience was obliterated. i remember the most real memory for me that day was people crying openly in public all over our city, ever
on november 22, 1963, i was a 15-year-old sophomore in high school. my mother gave me opportunity to skip school that day and watch the motorcade came by -- come by. we took my three-year-old sister along with me. she was riding piggyback on my shoulders. we worked our way through the crowd to write at the curb -- right at the curb. we were able to get the president and first lady's attention. my sister was dancing on my shoulders. she looked our way, and we were waving. she said to the...
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barry, massachusetts. hi, barry. caller: with the thousands of witnesses, architects, engineers, explosive experts that have come out providing evidence that the 9/11 commission is more fiction than fact, why haven't the public figures come out and demanded a new investigation because this is not opinion. it is physics. it is scientific fact that we are being lied to. guest: have you looked -- host: have you looked into the 9/11 attacks? guest: i have. there are some flaws and it which i have written about. i think on the whole, considering the time frame and the fact that it was close to the event, they did a fairly good job. no one has convinced me what the lies are. there was poor coordination between the cia and fbi. the commission talks about that. perhaps there is more to be said about it. host: you talk about when you first got the tip, it took you over a year to confirm the details. what surprised you along the way? guest: what surprised me was the willingness of so many former fbi officers, officials, agents
barry, massachusetts. hi, barry. caller: with the thousands of witnesses, architects, engineers, explosive experts that have come out providing evidence that the 9/11 commission is more fiction than fact, why haven't the public figures come out and demanded a new investigation because this is not opinion. it is physics. it is scientific fact that we are being lied to. guest: have you looked -- host: have you looked into the 9/11 attacks? guest: i have. there are some flaws and it which i have...
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introduced by senator ed markey of massachusetts. he just joined this year. he is one of the leading clean energy advocates on capitol hill. he cosponsored the climate change bill in 2009 with waxman, he has been planning he wanted this to be his first legislation in the senate. it says electric utilities have to provide 25% of their electricity from renewable solar, -- wind., geothermal, by 2020 five. electric utilities and natural gas have to meet efficiency targets within a period. the second was introduced by tom udall and mike udall. their first cousins, they had a similar bill, 25% by 2025 renewable energy requirement, i don't believe they had the efficiency with theirs. the raf -- ref is popular at the state level. ranging fromevels 15% to 25% over the next decade or decade and a half. it is popular among clean energy advocates and environmentalists, it does not have a lot of chance of gaining traction in this congress. republicans are in charge of the house, they're very resistant to any sort of mandate, that is what an ref is. about realng energies a
introduced by senator ed markey of massachusetts. he just joined this year. he is one of the leading clean energy advocates on capitol hill. he cosponsored the climate change bill in 2009 with waxman, he has been planning he wanted this to be his first legislation in the senate. it says electric utilities have to provide 25% of their electricity from renewable solar, -- wind., geothermal, by 2020 five. electric utilities and natural gas have to meet efficiency targets within a period. the...
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his 22 years in office. spirit, when tom foley came to congress as speaker foley, he made campaign finance reform a priority. he sent legislation to the president's desk that would ensure that our democracy was a government of, by and for the people. unfortunately we could not override the president's veto, but speaker foley's commitment to adjust democracy and fair election served us as an enduring challenge to this day. known for his ability to build consensus, speaker foley never compromised on the conviction to do right by the american people. his fairchild air force base in his district, this longtime defender of gun rights saw the need for sensible gun violence prevention laws. speaker foley brought that bill to the floor could he helped enact it. it would not be well received in his district. but he did what he believed and he did it with courage. he matched that dedication to principle and courage for the gift for -- with a gift for diplomacy. nearly 20 years ago, i was privileged, i don't know why i
his 22 years in office. spirit, when tom foley came to congress as speaker foley, he made campaign finance reform a priority. he sent legislation to the president's desk that would ensure that our democracy was a government of, by and for the people. unfortunately we could not override the president's veto, but speaker foley's commitment to adjust democracy and fair election served us as an enduring challenge to this day. known for his ability to build consensus, speaker foley never compromised...
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massachusetts in 2006. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. -- quacks i --t >> i thought it was fun to have a view of a time in american history that was not instructional. it was a little more anecdotal and actually a little more archaeological, meaning random. you take a look at them and you see bunches of weird photos and the captions explaining them. i had a vision of high school students flipping through them and loving history if they flipped through it. n moves from the world of cable to that of author with "the big picture was quote on c-span's q&a. event, speaking at the chairman martin dempsey, chair of the joint chiefs of staff. he set down for a wide-ranging interview, covering afghanistan, iran, and the threat of cyber attacks. this is 43 minutes. [applause] >> well, general dempsey, thanks very much for joining us. you heard a lot about leadership in our last session. it seems to be the topic here in washington. everybody seems to be searching for it. we have a room full o
massachusetts in 2006. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. -- quacks i --t >> i thought it was fun to have a view of a time in american history that was not instructional. it was a little more anecdotal and actually a little more archaeological, meaning random. you take a look at them and you see bunches of weird photos and the captions explaining them. i had a vision of high school students flipping through them and loving history if they flipped through...
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the associated cost to employers could total $876 million to $1.3 billion each year in the 22 states that have opposed. or leaning against or remain undecided. by way of example, the decision in texas to forego medicaid expansion may increase federal tax penalties on texas employers by $299 to $448. now, this is from a completely nonpartisan jackson-hewitt, i think they prepare tax returns. i don't think they are a stakeholder group to anyone, so because of the decision that governor perry made, his decision, not president obama's, is going to cost his businesses more. now i'm going to turn this over to senator risch, he can have as much time as i did, which i think was probably about 20 minutes, 25 minutes, and then we will go to your statements will be submitted to the record and then we're going to go directly to our testimony. i thank all of my colleagues for coming this morning. >> well, thank you very much, madam chairman, and first of all, i commend you for holding this hearing, probably not for the reasons you think, but certainly, there have -- when you throw hundreds of bil
the associated cost to employers could total $876 million to $1.3 billion each year in the 22 states that have opposed. or leaning against or remain undecided. by way of example, the decision in texas to forego medicaid expansion may increase federal tax penalties on texas employers by $299 to $448. now, this is from a completely nonpartisan jackson-hewitt, i think they prepare tax returns. i don't think they are a stakeholder group to anyone, so because of the decision that governor perry...
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nation. " he compares the health exchanges with those he created in massachusetts in 2006. atshington journal" is live 7 a.m. eastern. >> this week on newsmakers, texas representative mac thornberry is leading an effort -- he talked about u.s. forces in afghanistan, military militaryand information gathering practices. here's part of the interview. >> a key part of what the u.s. intelligence community does is cooperate with intelligence agencies of its allies. -- with what wikileaks is brought out, will any of those allies ever again the unitedith states? >> i don't know. if i were they, i would have to wonder about it. it is deeply disturbing. as i was just saying, we have very limited resources. a key fact or in our success has been working with others and cooperating and coordinating our efforts. if folks think that anything they said to us is going to be leaked out in some way, they're going to cooperate less. who would blame them? i would say that is one of the consequences to these recently. -- the white house is replacing considering the nsa director keith alexander
nation. " he compares the health exchanges with those he created in massachusetts in 2006. atshington journal" is live 7 a.m. eastern. >> this week on newsmakers, texas representative mac thornberry is leading an effort -- he talked about u.s. forces in afghanistan, military militaryand information gathering practices. here's part of the interview. >> a key part of what the u.s. intelligence community does is cooperate with intelligence agencies of its allies. -- with what...
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massachusetts in 2006. live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c- span. >> i thought it was fun to have a little view of history of a time in america that was not instructional. first and foremost, that was a and a bit more anecdotal little bit more archaeological, meaning random. you take a look at them and see bunches of weird photos and then the pet -- the captions explain them. i had a vision of high school students flipping through them and loving history if they flipped through them. headc network ahead -- with the big picture sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's to a quote -- a."nd the room atin congressional hearings, white house events, and offering complete gavel to gavel coverage of the u.s. house, all as a public service of private industry. we are c-span, created by the cable tv industry 34 years ago and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. now, you can watch us in hd. >> also speaking at the event, general martin dempsey. a wide-ranging interview covering afghanistan, iraq, and the threat of cyb
massachusetts in 2006. live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c- span. >> i thought it was fun to have a little view of history of a time in america that was not instructional. first and foremost, that was a and a bit more anecdotal little bit more archaeological, meaning random. you take a look at them and see bunches of weird photos and then the pet -- the captions explain them. i had a vision of high school students flipping through them and loving history if they flipped through them. headc...
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massachusetts seven years ago under then governor mitt romney. we will be joined by jon kingsdale. is live at journal" 7:00 a.m. eastern every day here on c-span. and commercergy subcommittee heard testimony about healthcare.gov from an i.t. official with the centers for medicare and medicaid sentences -- services. the hearing ran about 2.5 hours. >> good morning. i convened this hearing to talk about healthcare.gov. americans want to know the answers to two simple questions -- is my information secure if i use healthcare.gov, why should i believe the administration that it is the echo it has been nearly 50 years since the launch of healthcare.gov, and the website is not function at an acceptable level. this is in spite the numerous problems and assurances the public was given by the administration leading up to and over several months leading up to the launch of the website. this committee heard directly from secretaries to bilious -- lius,ecretary sebei tavener, and cohen that they would be ready by october 1. those projections were not just li
massachusetts seven years ago under then governor mitt romney. we will be joined by jon kingsdale. is live at journal" 7:00 a.m. eastern every day here on c-span. and commercergy subcommittee heard testimony about healthcare.gov from an i.t. official with the centers for medicare and medicaid sentences -- services. the hearing ran about 2.5 hours. >> good morning. i convened this hearing to talk about healthcare.gov. americans want to know the answers to two simple questions -- is my...